MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 4,298 shares of the chip maker’s stock, valued at approximately $159,000.
A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in INTC. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Intel by 271.7% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,201 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $766,000 after acquiring an additional 25,001 shares during the period. United Bank bought a new stake in shares of Intel during the 2nd quarter valued at about $205,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its stake in shares of Intel by 12.3% during the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 13,737 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $308,000 after purchasing an additional 1,508 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Intel by 29.6% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 158,277 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $3,545,000 after purchasing an additional 36,116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its position in shares of Intel by 9.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 828,352 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $18,556,000 after purchasing an additional 74,838 shares during the last quarter. 64.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages have recently weighed in on INTC. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Intel in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. HSBC raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $50.00 to $95.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. New Street Research began coverage on shares of Intel in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Freedom Capital raised shares of Intel from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, BTIG Research upgraded Intel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Intel currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $87.09.
Insider Activity
In related news, EVP Boise April Miller sold 40,256 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $4,006,679.68. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 105,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,458,313.81. The trade was a 27.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.
More Intel News
Here are the key news stories impacting Intel this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Trump’s comments that Apple has agreed to work with Intel on U.S. chip design and production sparked a strong rally, with investors seeing the potential for a high-profile foundry win and a major endorsement of Intel’s turnaround. Reuters: Trump says Apple to work with Intel to manufacture chips in US
- Positive Sentiment: Intel appointed Seok-Hee Lee, a former SK Hynix executive, to lead advanced packaging and back-end foundry manufacturing, which could improve execution in a critical growth area. Reuters: Intel taps industry veteran Seok-Hee Lee
- Positive Sentiment: Intel Foundry said its 18A-P process entered risk production, a milestone that supports the company’s roadmap and strengthens the case for a manufacturing recovery. Yahoo Finance: Intel Foundry Advances Intel 18A-P Process to Risk Production
- Neutral Sentiment: Several opinion pieces and market commentary continue to debate whether Intel’s valuation has run ahead of fundamentals, suggesting expectations are now very high after the rally. 247WallSt: Analyst Warns Intel Valuation Doesn’t Make Sense
- Negative Sentiment: Some analysts remain cautious, arguing Intel’s recent price move may be pricing in too much too quickly and that execution risks remain before the turnaround is fully proven. Seeking Alpha: Intel the Re-Rating Has Gone Too Far
Intel Stock Performance
INTC opened at $133.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $673.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -216.11 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a fifty day moving average of $102.59 and a 200 day moving average of $64.69. Intel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $18.97 and a fifty-two week high of $135.48.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The chip maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.28. Intel had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a positive return on equity of 0.39%. The business had revenue of $13.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.32 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Intel Corporation will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
About Intel
Intel Corporation, founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon E. Moore and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a leading global designer and manufacturer of semiconductor products. The company is historically notable for introducing the first commercial microprocessor and for driving the x86 architecture that underpins many personal computers and servers. Intel’s core business spans the design, fabrication and marketing of processors, chipsets and related components for a wide range of computing applications.
Intel’s product portfolio includes client and mobile processors marketed under brands such as Intel Core and Pentium, as well as high-performance Xeon processors for data centers and cloud infrastructure.
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